February 25, 2010 10:30 ET

Panasonic Supplies Video Monitoring and Surveillance Equipment for Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

SECAUCUS, NJ--(Marketwire - February 25, 2010) - Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, is pleased to announce that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have selected two models of Panasonic IP surveillance cameras for indoor and outdoor competition venues and other Olympic facilities for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Panasonic's state-of-the-art technology is intended to be used in conjunction with other security technology to secure official Olympic sites and sporting venues. The high picture quality and high-sensitivity surveillance camera systems will be an integral part of the RCMP's plan to offer all visitors and athletes a safe and enjoyable experience at the Games.

"Panasonic security products have been used by the RCMP in many high-profile rapid and temporary deployments," said Jim Brown, Director, Professional Imaging and Display Solutions, Panasonic Canada Inc. "Our surveillance cameras provide them with the reliability and high-quality IP imaging which will assist in providing the RCMP a bird's eye view of the Olympic sites."

About Panasonic System Networks Company of America

Based in Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic System Networks Company of America is a unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. branding, marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. For more information about Panasonic System Networks Company of America and its business solutions please visit: www.panasonic.com/psna. Additional company information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.

For more than 20 years, Panasonic has been proud to support the Olympic Movement as an Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category and, beginning in 2009, in the Digital Imaging category as well. Panasonic has also renewed its partnership with the International Olympic Committee for an additional eight years through the 2016 Summer Games. For more information, visit http://panasonic.net/olympic/.